Fancy Coronary Access Technique Disappoints in Preventing Radial Artery Occlusions Distal radial approach did result in easier hemostasis, however May 18, 2022
Renal Denervation Responders Hint at Good Clinical Outcomes A taste of clinical outcomes data when a randomized trial is unlikely May 17, 2022
Robots and the Future of Remote Healthcare How innovation is changing the landscape of patient care May 10, 2022
Bedside Heart Pump Insertion: No Trip to the Cath Lab Necessary? Cardiogenic shock patients could stay in the cardiac ICU for IABP placement, group finds Apr 15, 2022
Anticoagulation Goes Head-to-Head With DAPT After Valve Surgery Edoxaban not significantly better for thrombosis protection in "underpowered" ADAPT-TAVR trial Apr 06, 2022
Two PCI Guidance Strategies on Par for Intermediate Coronary Stenosis FLAVOUR trial weighs in on FFR versus IVUS Apr 05, 2022
Which Drug-Coated Balloon Proved Superior in Peripheral Artery Disease? Second-generation device goes head-to-head with popular first-gen device Apr 05, 2022
TAVR Valve Outlasts Surgical Bioprostheses at 5 Years No longer assume that TAVR bioprostheses are inherently less durable Apr 05, 2022
Transcatheter Tricuspid Repair Shows Early Promise PASCAL device safe and linked to symptom improvement in severe tricuspid regurgitation Apr 04, 2022
Don't Wait, Ablate to Prevent VT Episodes After an ICD Shock? Early catheter ablation reduced deaths and ICD shocks in PARTITA trial Apr 03, 2022
In-Person ACC Meeting Returns, Serving Diet Intervention Studies and More Will salt restriction finally get a boost at this weekend's meeting? Mar 31, 2022
Obstructive HCM: Will Septal Reduction Zapping Hold Up? More progress on PIMSRA at one Chinese center Mar 30, 2022
Cranberry's Vascular Effects; Cardioprotective Penile Vibrations; EHR Score for CAD Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Mar 22, 2022
For Stable Chest Pain, CT Stands Up to Invasive Coronary Angiography Safety of a CT-first strategy confirmed in DISCHARGE trial Mar 04, 2022
AirPods-Pacemaker Risk; Not Enough Valve Interventions; Baby-Shaking Cardiologist Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Mar 01, 2022
A Simple Way to Tell When Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis Isn't So Benign Could regular NT-proBNP testing be of value to patients with non-severe AS? Feb 16, 2022
Evidence for Stroke Thrombectomy in Kids 'as Good as It Gets' Expansion of EVT bolstered by population-based study from Australia Feb 11, 2022
Lytic Post-Thrombectomy Improved Stroke Outcomes But a number of problems with clinical trial may require a redo Feb 10, 2022
Tirofiban: A Questionable Addition to Stroke Thrombectomy Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitor does show promise for one subgroup in randomized trial Feb 09, 2022
DAPT De-Escalation Carves Out a Role After Heart Attack PCI More to consider than standard versus short DAPT Feb 07, 2022
Adult Congenital Heart Surgery: Go for the Pediatric Specialists? Study suggests worse outcomes at adult centers with expertise in other heart surgeries Jan 31, 2022
More Headway in Taking Acute Aortic Dissections Straight to the OR Shorter waits, better survival at one center Jan 30, 2022
Caution: Paxlovid Interacts With Many Heart Meds The Skeptical Cardiologist asks clinicians and patients to take note Jan 17, 2022
ECG Monitoring for Post-TAVR Delayed Conduction Disturbances Put to the Test How long should monitoring last, and in whom? Dec 20, 2021
AHA Abstract Under Fire; Cardiology Bullies; An Acupuncture Needle Where?! Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Dec 07, 2021
Bentracimab on Point as Fast-Acting Ticagrelor Reversal Agent "Immediate and sustained" benefit, interim REVERSE-IT analysis found Nov 17, 2021
Delaying Surgery Hurts Patients With Silent Aortic Stenosis Early aortic valve replacement wins in AVATAR trial Nov 13, 2021
Aspirin: How Low Can You Go? The Skeptical Cardiologist probes the literature on 30-mg aspirin Nov 10, 2021
DCBs for the Coronaries: Early Victories for New Drug Coatings Researchers eye next gen drug-coated balloons despite lack of FDA OK for use in PCI Nov 07, 2021
Gastrointestinal Damage Nearly Universal With Antiplatelet Use After PCI Noninvasive endoscopy in OPT-PEACE reveals surprises about GI effects of antiplatelets Nov 07, 2021
Is LAA Closure With Amulet Less Leaky? Two studies, IDE and SWISS-APERO, come to disparate conclusions Nov 07, 2021
Short DAPT Just as Good for High-Bleeding Risk Stenting After MI MASTER-DAPT is "good news" on a the key clinical concern Nov 07, 2021
Longstanding Vascular Closure Technique Triumphs Over Collagen Plug Manta versus ProGlide after transfemoral TAVR in CHOICE-CLOSURE Nov 06, 2021
TAVR Chugging Along at 5 Years in SURTAVI Trial Plus, data suggest that it is probably cost-effective in low-risk patients Nov 06, 2021
LAA Closure Holds Up Against NOACs Longer-term follow-up from the PRAGUE-17 trial reassures Nov 05, 2021
TAVR Operators Divided on Need for Bicuspid RCT Odds of a study coming to fruition are low Nov 05, 2021
Adenosine-Free Alternative to FFR Bolstered by Longer-Term Data Physiological index boasts good 5-year results in iFR-SWEDEHEART Nov 05, 2021
No-Pressure-Wire Physiology Boosts PCI Outcomes Chinese trial shows advantage over visual assessment alone Nov 04, 2021
Surgery Keeps Edge Over Contemporary Stenting for Multivessel CAD Large noninferiority margin still not enough in FAME 3 trial Nov 04, 2021
Novel Stent Gets 'Sweet' Victory in Diabetes Patients SUGAR trial shows superiority of polymer-free stent eluting fatty acid-bound sirolimus Nov 04, 2021
